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Steve,
Thank you brother for this timely post, so often I’m standing on the shifting sand of circumstances, instead of the rock of God’s promises. Though I don’t verbally express in my prayers I hope for smooth sailing, with a sub-conscience desire for no trials to come my way.

Somehow we think when we come to faith in Christ that the battle is over, when in truth it’s just beginning. And when I think about it, I was always in a war, only now instead of being God’s enemy, I’m joining forces with Him. Before my battle was against a Father who loved me, but now my battle is against my own flesh, the world, and Satan and all of his forces.

The weapons of our warfare are mighty, but only if we know their power and potential. Reading over these promises reminds me that I’m not stationed at a post in the middle of no-where, hoping my commander hasn’t forgotten about me. He has in the past, and is now supplying everything I need to defeat our enemy, every request for supplies will be met without delay.

We live in Dubai – so lots of shifting sands, desert and otherwise 🙂 I have been following your blog for a while, and enjoys all your posts. This message was specifically relevant – and will come back to it many times.

I just started to read your post yesterday 18 June 2015 when I was feeling fearful and anxious for no apparent reason and I received God’s promises that we need not be fearful but we must have faith in HIM and what it means to have faith.
I am now committed to use God’s promises to build my faith as I beleive God is expanding my territory and blessing me abundantly to be a blessing to others as I am moved by the ills in my country (SA) and want to contribute to removing some of them in prayer and action.